TOM TALLITSCH - ALL TOGETHER NOW

• tom tallitsch: all together now
      (2015, cd, usa, positone pr8137) 

This brand-new release by Tom Tollitsch (album number six) includes a slowed-down version of the Zappa/Duke collaboration 'Uncle Remus'.
Traditional, mainstream jazz.
Suits the Saturday morning quite well.
Tom Tollitsch on tenor sax, Mike DiRubbo on alto sax, Michael Dease on trombone, Brian Charette on piano and organ, Peter Brendler on bass and Mark Ferber on drums.
Nice coverversion. Fine album.

A fine addition to The Others Of Invention.

DWALMACAT 624

Another dose of Dwalmacat radio show...

https://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-624-nico-our-man-from-brussels-deel-2/

• SUDDEN INFANT – Wülfli’s nightmare
• NAD SPIRO – Voices from my radio
• THE TIGER LILLIES – Police
• DJ ATTACHE + THE BEIGE OSCILLATOR – Postfuhramt Oranjerburger Strasse
• KALI DWAPAR – Don’t worry.com
• RADIO ZUMBIDO – Lo-fi chicken bus
• THE STICKMEN – Master brew
• ZEBRA – Life is life
• ALTERNAHUNK – Kismi
• ERIK M & OVO MIX – Fantastic phalanx
• ANTEDILUVIAN ROCKING HORSE – The curious advance
• MAJA S.K. RATKJE & LASSE MARHAUG – The street parade massacre
• OGOYA NENGO & THE DODO WOMEN’S GROUP – Lucas odhiambo

NEW ZAPPA 'RADIO SHOW' CD SET

After Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa is also getting a CD set entitled "Transmission Impossible".

Disc: 1
1. Intro/Jazz Rock Improv 04:24
2. Help I'm A Rock/Transylvania Boogie 12:34
3. Baby Love 00:56
4. Big Leg Emma 03:37
5. Holiday In Berlin 10:13
6. Trouble Every Day 11:35
7. The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley 17:18
8. Hungry Freaks Daddy 04:00
9. Son Of Mr Green Genes 07:48
10. Hang On Sloopy 03:27
11. Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder 04:23

Disc: 2
1. Silence Fools 00:20
2. Interview & Band Intro 05:38
3. Wonderful Wino 04:52
4. Concentration Moon 02:29
5. Mom & Dad 03:12
6. The Air 03:16
7. Dog Breath 02:08
8. Mother People 02:09
9. You Didn't Try To Call Me 04:19
10. Agon 00:37
11. Call Any Vegetable 07:11
12. King Kong Pt. 1 04:30
13. Igor's Boogie 01:08
14. King Kong Pt. 2 07:45

Disc: 3
1. Introduction 00:22
2. Tango Chat 00:50
3. Pygmy Twylyte/Dummy Up 07:24
4. Be-Bop Tango Excerpt 02:22
5. The Story Of Dupree s Paradise 07:50
6. Yellow Snow Suite 14:43
7. Guitar Event 05:55
8. Bebop Tango Contest 13:08
9. Outro 00:21

ARKESTRA UPDATE

from the Saturn newsgroup:

The Philadelphia Halloween performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen on October 31, 2015 at Johnny Brenda's is completely sold out. But, a Halloween celebration (with costumes encouraged) has been added for October 30, 2015 at the Liv Nightclub in Washington, D.C. Also, the band will be making its inaugural visitations to Lovin' Cup in Rochester, NY on November 5, 2015, to the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, OH on November 6, 2015, to The Saturn in Sun Ra's earthbound arrival city of Birmingham, AL on February 19, 2016, and to the Ritz Theater in Jacksonville, FL on February 20, 2016.

The current concert itinerary of the Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen is:

• October 30, 2015 - Liv Nightclub, 2001 11th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Show at 8:00 pm.
• October 31, 2015 - Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA. Show at 8:00 pm completely SOLD OUT.
• November 5, 2015 - Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Drive, Suite #101, Rochester, NY. Show at 8:30 pm. 
• November 6, 2015 - Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, OH. Show at 8:00 pm.
• November 7, 2015 - Private Function, Cleveland, OH.
• February 19, 2016 - The Saturn, 200 41st St. South, Birmingham, AL. Doors at 8:00 pm with Show at 9:00 pm.
• February 20, 2016 - Ritz Theater, 829 N. Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL. Show at 8:00 pm.

For additional details on all of the above appearances, please click on the "Tourdates" tab of the Sun Ra Arkestra website and then click on the weblinks for the applicable concert date. Booking information for the Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen is available by clicking on the "Info" tab of the Sun Ra Arkestra website, which is located at:

http://www.sunraarkestra.com

RAOUL BJÖRKENHEIM ECSTASY - OUT OF THE BLUE

• raoul björkenheim ecstasy: out of the blue
      (2015, cd, usa, cuneiform)

The Raoul Björkenheim Ecstasy quartet has just released their second album. It's called "Out Of The Blue", and it's out on the Cuneiform record label.
Next to Raoul Björenheim (on the guitar), the band features Markku Ounaskari (on drums), Jori Huhtala (on bass) and Pauli Lyytinen (on inimitable saxophone). You guessed right. They're Finnish.
And what's more important, they sound superb.

Improvised jazz.
Experimental.
Energetic.

Raoul Björkenheim adds:
"An all-star session can be good too, but the thing I'm missing nowadays in jazz is really good bands playing together tightly, turning on a dime together, and especially improvising together.'

He's absolutely right. And he shows how it should be done on "Out Of The Blue".

Out on Cuneiform.
http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/

Available from Mandaï.
http://mandai.be/

TERRY BOZZIO IS TOURING EUROPE

30.10.2015 NL-Groningen, Oosterpoort
31.10.2015 NL-Eindhoven, M.G. Frits Philips
01.11.2015 BE-Ostende, Zaal De Zwerver
02.11.2015 FR-Compiegne, Le Ziquodrome
04.11.2015 FR-Tours / Saint Cyr sur Loire, L’Escale
06.11.2015 FR-Valence, Auditorium de la maison de la musique et de la danse
07.11.2015 FR-Aubenas, Salle Le Bournot
09.11.2015 DE-Leverkusen, Leverkusener Jazztage
11.11.2015 CH-Kriens, Südpol „presented by Schlagzeug Shop Glanzmann“
12.11.2015 AT-Innsbruck, Treibhaus
14.11.2015 AT-Vienna, Porgy & Bess
16.11.2015 HR-Zagreb, Lisinski Concert Hall (CROATIA DRUM CAMP-Winter)
18.11.2015 IT-Brescia, Latteria Molloy
20.11.2015 IT-Roma, Planet Live Club

Here's a PaulB snapshotvideo from yesterday :

JONO EL GRANDE REVISITED

Here's a video snippet from the release party of Jono El Grande's latest album, "Melody Of A Muddled Mason".

http://www.jonoelgrande.no/

THE RESIDENTS

Theory of Obscurity: a film about The Residents is now ready to take on the world. Coming soon to a theater, concert hall, BluRay, DVD or digital download near you soon.

BAMBI PANG PANG REVISITED

Remember the Bambi Pang Pang album that I talked about last week?
"Drop Your Plans"?
Well, here's a little video from the recording session !!


Bambi Pang Pang: Drop Your Plans.
Out on El Negocito Records : http://www.elnegocitorecords.com/

KEVIN KASTNING - OTHERWORLD

• kevin kastning: otherworld
      (2015, cd, usa, greydisc gdr3527)

Kevin Kastning is a multi-instrumentalist,composer and musical instrument inventor. Musical instrument innovater might be a better word as Kevin designed a 36-string double contraguitar, a 30-string contra-alto guitar, a 15-string extended classical guitar and a 12-strings soprano guitar, and I'm only mentioning the instruments that he uses on "Otherworld". Except for the 6-string classical guitar, that is.

"Otherworld" presents 16 instrumental tracks. And it's only Kevin Kastning playing one of the above instruments.
The result does sound rather special.
Contemporary, experimental acoustic music.
Nice.

Check out 'No Abstraction Of Perhaps' :


http://www.kevinkastning.com/

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, AMSTERDAM OCT 24, 2015

from Paul B.

DWEEZIL ZAPPA - VIA ZAMMATA'

• dweezil zappa: via zammata'
      (2015, cd, usa, private release)

During a recent Zappa Plays Zappa gig, Dweezil Zappa said that his album would be out in about six weeks. That's good news, assuming that it means that it will be released on an actual record label.

Fundraisers for "Via Zammata' " have already received their copies and these do indeed not mention a record label.
Anyway, I received my copy a couple of weeks ago. Shortly after the regular album download, and almost together with the bonus "demos" download.
This means that I'm finally able to read who participated in the making of this album as the download did not include an info file.
(Almost all albums that one downloads don't have an info file. I know. I just don't understand why...)

"Via Zammata' " is a fine album: zappa-esque tracks, pop songs, world music influences, and 'Dragonmaster, the lyrics of which were written by dad Frank. A nice mixture.

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA

The Zappa Plays Zappa band has about one week of touring left.
Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

• Dweezil Zappa: guitar, vocals
• Scheila Gonzalez: saxophone, flute, keyboards & vocals
• Ben Thomas: vocals, trumpet, trombone, guitar, percussion
• Chris Norton: keyboards, vocals
• Kurt Morgan: bass, keyboards
• Ryan Brown: drums
• Pete Jones: stunt vocals on 'Dragon Master'

I saw the band in Antwerp last week and I have to say that it was one of the best concerts that I have seen this year. A great setlist, starting off with the complete One Size Fits All album and continuing with a superb selection of familiar tunes. I loved it.

True, Dweezil might not have the charisma that a frontman of a rock band needs, but he did bring a great band along. Great playing. Fun for all.

The set opened with the Star Wars theme. Goosebumps !! They continued with the complete OSFA album, followed by an excellent 'Black Napkins' and the Frank / Dweezil collaboration 'Dragon Master'. Fun.
Highlight was 'The Grand Wazoo', including an improv featuring the fabulous Scheila Gonzales and some hilarious audience participation moments.  'Sinister Footwear' and 'Montana' were other top moments. Did I already tell you that I loved it?

pictures by Philippe Lamoot

ANOTHER NEW ZAPPA DVD

Announced on the Spin CD's website, and it looks like it might be a release on the Gonzo Record label.

Frank Zappa And The Mothers : The Lost Broadcast : The Beat Club '68 (Full Show)

ARKESTRA CONCERT IN WASHINGTON DC

from the Saturn newsgroup :

There’s no need for Americans to fly to Nottingham to see the Arkestra! A just announced Special Presentation in Washington, DC:

Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen
8:00pm on Oct 30th @ Liv
2001 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC - upstairs from the Bohemian Caverns

Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen returns to DC following last year's Along Came Ra festival celebrating the centennial of Sun Ra's arrival.

The venue is small, so I suggest advanced ticket purchase.

Check out pics from last year's Along Came Ra Festival:
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/slideshows/photos/393/sun-ra-arkestra-lincoln-theatre-2014

Check out the Arkestra's landing last year at NPR Tiny Desk:
http://www.npr.org/event/music/360116502/sun-ras-arkestra-tiny-desk-concert

Also on Friday, October 30 4-7pm
Please attend the Dedication/Opening party for the DC Alley Museum and the artists that have painted new public murals (3 out of 6 include an image of Sun Ra).

Located in Blagden Alley, between M & N and 9th & 10th Streets, NW, Washington, DC, in the Shaw neighborhood, near LaColomba coffee shop.

ARKESTRA CONCERT (AND MORE) IN NOTTINGHAM UK

from the Saturn newsgroup:

The Sun Ra Arkestra will be playing at Nottingham Contemporary on Sunday 25 October, as mentioned on this list by Greg Drusdow:
http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/sun-ra-arkestra

This is part of a whole series of events devoted to Sun Ra at Nottingham Contemporary.

They have assembled an amazing Sun Ra exhibition running from now until January. It features some great items loaned from John Corbett and the University of Chicago Library archives - the first time these have ever been lent out for exhibition. Graham Lock and Christopher Trent have lent Saturn LP sleeves for the exhibition, and they have many different Sun Ra tracks available to hear on headphones, courtesy of Sun Ra LLC. The room as a whole is beautifully laid out, a real tribute to Sun Ra.
http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/alien-encounters

This Thursday, 22 October, Graham Lock, Victor Schonfield and Christopher Trent will be there for an evening of discussion and playing Sun Ra tracks:
http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/cosmo-songs

Graham Lock also has an event on 19 November looking at Sun Ra’s Mythology:
http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/study-sessions-sun-ra-and-astro-black

BRITTEN SINFONIA PLAYS ZAPPA

November 18, 2015, Britten Sinfonia & Eddie Gomez will be performing a couple of Zappa pieces as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival:

http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=17529 

Legendary bass player Eddie Gomez joins Britten Sinfonia in this programme as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.

A leading member of Bill Evans’ band, Gomez has been working with composer Simon Bainbridge on a new work which will feature Gomez improvising alongside the orchestra. The concert is completed by a rich programme of jazz inflected music by Stravinsky, Zappa and Milhaud.

Programme & Performers

Stravinsky Tango
Zappa arr. Cashian Igor’s Boogie
Stravinsky Ragtime for 11 instruments
Zappa Perfect Stranger
Bill Evans arr Ogermann Symbiosis (Part II)
Milhaud La Creation du Monde
Simon Bainbridge & Eddie Gomez New work (world premiere)

Britten Sinfonia
Kristjan Järvi conductor
Steven Osborne piano
Eddie Gomez double bass


-- info : thecreepingmess, at Zappateers

HR BIG BAND PERFORMS ZAPPA

Saturday, 31 October 2015, the HR Big Band is scheduled to perform music by Frank Zappa. The program is called "Jazz From Hell".

At the Jazzfestival in Frankfurt, Germany.

http://www.hr-online.de/website/specials/extended/index.jsp?rubrik=81373&startrubrik=57993

-- info : Thomas, at Zappateers

ZAPPA'S 200 MOTELS THE SUITES TO BE RELEASED IN DECEMBER

from Nikolai Zaharov, over at Zappateers :

Frank Zappa: 200 Motels The Suites
2CD
L.A. Master Chorale
Los Angeles Philharmonic

release date : December 4, 2015

http://www.amazon.de/Frank-Zappa-200-Motels--Suites/dp/B016Z4697C/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1445584041&sr=1-3&keywords=zappa

FREAK OUT WITH CHRISSIE HYNDE

Chrissie Hynde On The Punk Music Revolution (and more).
Love the t-shirt.



-- info: Johan P.

NEW ALEX MACHACEK ALBUM

Alex Machacek's Fabulous Austrian Trio (FAT), featuring bassist Raphael Preuschl and drummer Herbert Pirker is releasing a second album : "Living The Dream"

Out on Nov 15.

DWALMACAT 623

This week on the Dwalmacat radio show :

https://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-623-nico-our-man-from-brussels/

JAPAN DORF – Udon
ASIAN WOMEN ON THE TELEPHONE – Beach in father’s name
URNA – Arwan hoyer jil
DEEE-LITEFULLY – The magic shag carpet
SENYAWA – Kabar
AKATEN – Gamelan
SA ZNA – Camelus bactrianus
NE ZHDALI – Conquestadores
GATO LIBRE – Scramble
RAHA – Marebebus
MIKI YUI – Animatoscope
E:CH – On the verge
CHOI JOONYONG, HONG CHULKI, SACHIMO M. & OTOMO YOSHIHIDE – 2

25 YEARS OF MUFFIN MEN

Sunday, December 20, 2015, The Muffin Men will be celebrating their 25th anniversary at 'The Cavern Club' in Liverpool, UK.
At 15h00.

Roddie adds:
Twenty five years ago a group of scouse meffs (and some bloke from Oxford) decided to get together to play some tunes by Frank Zappa, as a one off gig to celebrate his fiftieth birthday.
Twenty-five years, a thousand plus gigs, twenty odd CDs, four(?) DVDs later and they're still at it.
Expect a few surprises, some older, fatter, greyer, uglier old gits, along with some lovely tunes, a few laughs, a nice chat and a bevvy.

Sunday afternoon, 3-6 ish on 20/12/15.
See yer there?

CHATO SEGERER * ÖZ ÜRÜGÜLÜ * 7FOR4

Freakshow In Concert presents :

Saturday November 7
at Immerhin Würzburg
Bahnhofplatz 2
97070 Würzburg
Germany

Doors open at 19h00
Concert starts at 20h00

Zappa-aficionado and progjazzfan Chato Segerer will open the evening, presenting his debut album in its entirety, accompanied by accomplished friends on bass, drums, guitar and saxophone.
Next in line wil be the Swiss answer to the Secret Chiefs III, splendid instrumental 6-piece Öz ürügülü, with longtime legendary fusionmetal heroes 7FOR4 from Munich brining up the rear!!!

EXHIBITION OF JIMMY CARL BLACK'S SCULPTURES

The late Jimmy Carl Black was one of the original Mothers Of Invention. He also played with Captain Beefheart, Arthur Brown, Eugene Chadbourne, The Grandmothers, and many, many more artists and bands.
But Jimmy also was a sculptor and Galerie Siegsdorf will be doing an expo !!

If you can't make it to this exhibition of some of  Jimmy's many fine soapstone sculptures, visit www.jimmycarlblack.com to view photo galleries of all his sculpting, as well as find out how to see Jimmy's movie, now out on DVD.

Ausstellung / Exhibition
Galerie Siegsdorf
Bayern
Germany

Thursday October 29 2015 until Sunday November 01 2015

RESIDENTS PICTURE DISCS PART TWO

Adding more data to The Residents' discography over at the United Mutations Archives.

http://www.united-mutations.com/r/residents.htm

• the residents: meet the residents
      (1985, picture disc, usa, ralph) = 13th anniversary edition

• the residents: freak show
      (1990, picture disc, usa, ralph op 011)

ONE SIZE FITS ALL VINYL REISSUE

Frank Zappa  -  One Size Fits All

Limited 180 gram vinyl LP repressing. The first release under the new Zappa Records/UMe agreement, this is the remastered 40th Anniversary Edition of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention's One Size Fits All album, originally released in 1975. The album features the final version of the Mothers of Invention, with George Duke, Chester Thompson, Ruth Underwood, Tom Fowler and Napoleon Murphy Brock. 

ROXY THE MOVIE

Glad to see pre-orders for the Roxy DVD all over the place.


RELEASING OCTOBER 30, 2015...

DVD/CD. Frank Zappa's concerts at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood in December 1973 are legendary. Frank and the Mothers played three nights on December 8th, 9th & 10th and these shows formed the basis of the 'Roxy & Elsewhere' album that was released in 1974. However the performances were also filmed in 16mm and this footage has been sitting in the Zappa vault ever since. Now fully restored by the Zappa Family Trust this live concert film is being made available for the first time. It captures Frank and the Mothers at the height of their powers and includes material that is unique to these performances. This is a highly anticipated release for Zappa fans who have waited many years for the concert footage to finally be released.

RESIDENTS COMIC BOOK

Christel Jacobs has made a comic book about The Residents' visit to the Eyeball Museum in Germany.
Psychofon Records has released a poster and the comic.

http://www.psychofonrecords.com/

GEORGE DUKE

A 7 LP vinyl George Duk box, entitled "The Era Will Prevail - The MPS Studio Years (1973-1976)", has been announced.

The box will include "The Inner Source", "Faces In Reflection", "Feel", "I Love The Blues, She Heard Me Cry", "The Aura Will Prevail" and "Liberated Fantasies".

Key words here are: Frank Zappa as a special guest, Zappa and Zappa/Duke compositions, and featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock...

Should be out later this month.

BREWED JUNKS

Brewed Junks are scheduled to perform at Achter Ham in Ghent on November 15.
http://www.hamsessions.be
Reason enough to keep an eye out for them.

Brewed Junks is Steven De Bruyn, Jasper Hautekiet and Sean Noonan

They'll be performing at :

Nov 5 Karlsruhe, DE KOHI Kulturraum e.V.
Nov 7 Landshut, DE Schwarzer Hahn
Nov 8 Bari, Italy, Timezone Festival,
Nov 9 Landshut, DE Schwarzer Hahn
Nov 12 Warsaw, Poland Mozg Festival
Nov 13 Mol, Belgium, Cultural Centrum Het Getouw
Nov 15 Ghent, Belgium, Achterham
Nov 18 Ghent, Belgium Kinky Star

LES BANDITS DU VIDOURLE - S/T

• les bandits du vidourle: s/t
      (2007, cdr, france, private release)

This 2007-release by Les Bandits Du Vidourle not only presents a beautiful version of FZ's 'Bow Tie Daddy' (double bass, kazoo, ukulele and vocals in english and in french) but also an excellent version of Don Van Vliet's 'Frying Pan'.
Nice.

RESIDENTS PICTURE DISCS

Adding data to the United Mutations Archives,
here's a couple of picture disc lp's by The Residents...

• the residents: eskimo
      (1983, picture disk, usa, ralph rz 7906)

• the residents: the mole show live at the roxy
      (1983, picture disc, usa, ralph c-002)

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA ON BELGIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION

http://deredactie.be/permalink/1.2475384

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - SOMEWHERE OVER KANSAS

• captain beefheart & the magic band: somewhere over kansas
      (2015, cd, uk, gonzo gzo107cd)

"Somewhere Over Kansas", or "Live From Kansas 1974" as it reads on the spine, is the fourth album in Gonzo's Captain Beefheart concert series.
This is the so-called Tragic Band, but Don seems to have fun and sounds in fine shape.
Sort of easy listening, bluesy Beefheart, with the exception of the out-of-place 'Sweet Georgia Brown'.

LUKAS HURNIK - COMPLIMENTS

• lukáš hurník: compliments
      (2015, cd, czech, arcodiva up 0177-2 131) 

Lukáš Hurník (born in Prague in 1967) : composer, graduated from Charles University with a degree in Music Studies. He learned to compose from his father, composer Ilja Hurnik. He works as director manager of Czech Radio 3 - Vltava, and is mainly concerned with musical education programs. In 1990 his composition Hot-Suite for piano duo won first prize at the Piano Duo Association of Japan contest. His compositions have been awarded a number of honors at Czech and international competitions. A strong rhythm and melody and polyphonic voice parts are typical of Hurnik's synthesis. The author does not feel a need to seek out ever new means of expression at all costs. Rather, he enjoys using a traditional approach to describe new content in an interesting context.

http://www.hurnik.cz/syn.html

January 14, 2004, the Pražskou Komorní Filharmonii, conductor Jiri Belohlávek and soloists Katerina Stupková and Pavel Fiedler, performed his "Variace Na Lumpy Gravy" (Variations On Lumpy Gravy (Frank Zappa)).
The performance, as well as a sequencer version of the piece were released on CDR by the Czech Zappa Fan Club in 2005.

Finally, this superb Zappa tribute gets an official release on "Compliments". Recorded in conert on January 19, 2004 at the Czech National Bank Hall.
Philharmonic (Variations On) 'Lumpy Gravy'.
I Love it.

DREI VOM RHEIN - PLAYS UNCLE FRANK

• drei vom rhein: plays uncle frank
      (2007, cd, ger, g-records)

"DvR Plays Uncle Frank".
I only discovered this album when I was browsing the internet for more info on the band's excellent (and recent) "Francesco" album.

This is Drei Vom Rhein's fifth release. The first one on which they play Zappa's music.
This is incredible. An excellent Zappa tribute by DvR.

A must-have !!
An essential part of any Zappa collection.

Werner Neumann: guitar, vocals
Helmut Fass: bass, vocals
Pit Hupperten: vocals, guitar
Alex Vesper: drums, vocals, production

http://www.dreivomrhein.de/drei_vom_rhein/index.html

SPINIFEX MAXIMUS

A tour, and a 5 CD-box !!

Tobias Klein alto sax/clarinet, Edoardo Marraffa tenor sax, Josh Sinton baritone sax, Bart Maris trumpet, Piotr Damasiewicz trumpet, Matthias Muche trombone, Jeb Bishop trombone, Pascal Rousseau tuba, Jasper Stadhouders guitar, Gonçalo Almeida bass, Philipp Moser drums, Onno Govaert drums

http://www.spinifexmusic.nl/

BAMBI PANG PANG - DROP YOUR PLANS

• bambi pang pang featuring andrew cyrille: drop your plans
      (2015, cd, belgium, el negocito records enr040)

Bambi Pang Pang (does this sound like a chinese dish to you as well?) is Seppe Gebruers (piano), Laurens Smet (bass) and Viktor Perdieus (saxophones). You might know their names as the three of them are part of Ifa Y Xango.
August 2013, at the Jazz Middelheim festival, the trio teamed up with Andrew Cyrille, drummer for Cecil Taylor from 1964 until 1975. (Not to mention that Andrew also worked with John Coltrane and with Sun Ra, to name two.)
The fascinating Jazz Middelheim concert of Bambi Pang Pang with the 75-year old Andrew Cyrille can be heard on the band's Soundcloud page.
https://soundcloud.com/bambipangpang

As the collaboration was a success, plans were made for an album.
And that's where the El Negocito Records label joined in.

"Drop Your Plans" is an impressive album.
Intimate and melodic.
Parts composed and other parts completely improvised.

Recommended listening !

https://elnegocito.bandcamp.com/album/drop-your-plans

JOHN TRUBEE - THE DESERTS OF UTAH

Download-only John Trubee album from 2014.

John Trubee adds:
Recorded on September 23rd, 1979 in Freddy Reed's basement in Yardley, Pennsylvania. I organized this zero budget recording session to record some dreamy, hypnotic music suggestive of desert expanses to listen to in the car on my then upcoming transcontinental road trip to California. Utterly, totally improvised. Performed, invented, and recorded TOTALLY FOR FUN!!!!!!


-- info: Danny Mathys

25 YEARS OF MUFFIN MEN

The Muffin Men will be celebrating their 25th anniversary with a tour in November and a gig at The Cavern (in Liverpool) on December 20.

To quote Andrew (from http://www.idiotbastard.com/)

It looks like Mike Kidson will be joining the MufFinZ power bunch on their upcoming November dates; the original Muff-saxman is currently inbetween tours with the Oz Pink Floyd. The band’s 25th anniversary party gig at the Cavern is likely to see at least 13 old and current UK Muffin Men performing. Will three hours be enough to fit it all in? (The Cavern gig takes place between 3-6pm on Sunday afternoon on 20 December - exactly 25 years since the original ‘one-off’ gig 25 years ago.)

Wowie Zowie !!

RESIDENTS REISSUES ON THE KLANG GALERIE LABEL

The Klang Galerie label has reissued two superb Residents albums.
Previously released on the long defunct UWEB label :

• the residents: live in the usa 13th anniversary show
      (2015, 2cd, austria, klang galerie gg204) - re-release of the 1992 uweb-release

• the residents: snakey wake
      (2015, cd, austria, klang galerie gg208) - re-release of the 1988 uweb-release

http://www.klanggalerie.com/

STEVE VAI INTERVIEW ON MAKE WEIRD MUSIC

I loved the interview with Mike Keneally, and now there's one with Steve Vai !

Here you go:
http://www.makeweirdmusic.com/interview/steve-vai/

JONO EL GRANDE - MELODY OF A MUDDLED MASON

• jono el grande: melody of a muddled mason
      (2015, cd, norway, rune grammofon)

Jono El Grande is a composer and musician from Norway.
He's one of those composers who isn't afraid to use a marimba (and to sound Zappa-esque).
His latest release "Melody Of A Muddled Mason" has just been released on Rune Grammofon and it's a superb release.

Check out this excellent introduction on the Forced Exposure website:
http://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/jono-el-grande-melody-of-a-muddled-mason-cd/RCD.2175CD.html

THE RESIDENTS - WHAT WAS LEFT OF GRANDPA

• the residents: a charles bobuck contraption - what was left of grandpa
      (2015, cd, austria, klang galerie gg209)

The latest Charles Bobuck contraption is called "What Was Left Of Grandpa".
Released by Klang Galerie.
Thirteen tracks.
With special guest Nolan Cook on the guitar.

http://www.klanggalerie.com/

"What was left of Grandpa was pretty much the same as what was right about Grandpa. He was my namesake and therefore impossible to forget, despite not being particularly memorable. What was right about Grandpa was his love of jazz, and what was left of Grandpa was his collection of 78s. Left to me, at least. He was the one who first pulled earphones over my six year old head while mumbling, "Listen to this." The headphones smelled like cigarettes. The sound, however, immediately flushed Disney tunes from my young brain. He weened me on Stan Keaton's Artistry in Rhythm and Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn. By puberty I was an absolute fan of Bob Graettinger. In high school I followed the careers of Pete Rugolo and Billy May as closely as my peers followed Peter, Paul & Mary and Ray Charles. Grandpa Charles would not think this album jazz. But I do. Here it is, What Was Left of Grandpa." The wonderful new album by Charles Bobuck, composer of The Residents. A beautiful mixes of styles, melodies and ideas. Featuring guitar work by Mr. Nolan Cook.

ZAPPANALE 26 - - - PART 20 - - - STEFAN HÜFNER'S ZAPPATA

Stefan Hüfner's Zappata project (performing the music of Frank Zappa) started out in 2011 with a concert te Nevembermusic Festival in Essen.
The ensemble performed at Zappanale, Sunday July 17, 2015.

Sunday afternoon. First band of the final day. They did a good job. A bit too much talking in between the songs, but there were nice moments.
The female vocalist did an excellent job, with Werner Neumann (from Drei Vom Rhein) on the guitar!! Superb.
The set even included a chromatic harmonica solo...

A DVDR-recording of the concert was made available during the festival.

• stefan hüfner's zappata: zappanale 26
      (2015, dvdr, ger, arf society)

Here's some snippets :

ZITA SWOON - NOTHING THAT IS EVERYTHING

• zita swoon group: nothing that is everything
      (2015, cd, bel, starman records)

I saw the Zita Swoon Group perform "Nothing That Is Everything", their tribute to Dada, last weekend.
Dance, costumes, masks, graphic art, music, poetry,...
Playful.
Fun.
Lots of 80's avant-garde / pop sounds.
Loved it.

Out on vinyl and on CD.
I didn't hesitate.

NEW RESIDENTS RELEASE

SUN RA ARKESTRA TOURDATES

The Sun Ra Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen is continuing onward with its 2015 World Tour and preparing for next year's celebrations of the Sun Ra Arkestra's 60th Anniversary with an October trip to England including its 10th visitation to the Cafe Oto in London on October 24, 2015 and participating in support of an Alien Encounters exhibition at the Nottingham Contemporary museum in Nottingham on October 25, 2015.

Also, the band in will be making its inaugural visitations to the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY on October 22, to Lovin' Cup in Rochester, NY on November 5, 2015, to the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, OH on November 6, 2015, to The Saturn in Sun Ra's earthbound arrival city of Birmingham, AL on February 19, 2016, and to the Ritz Theater in Jacksonville, FL on February 20, 2016.

The Arkestra will also be continuing its tradition of special Halloween manifestations when it lands at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, PA on October 31, 2015 where many other exceptionally unique and celebratory events have occurred in the past.

• October 22, 2015 - Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY. Doors at 6:00 pm with Show at 8:00 pm.
• October 24, 2015 - Cafe Oto, London, England. Two separate shows at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
• October 25, 2015 - Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, England. Show at 8:00 pm.
• October 31, 2015 - Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA. Show at 8:00 pm.
• November 5, 2015 - Lovin' Cup, 300 Park Point Drive, Suite #101, Rochester, NY. Show at 8:30 pm.
• November 6, 2015 - Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, OH. Show at 8:00 pm.
• November 7, 2015 - Private Function, Cleveland, OH.
• February 19, 2016 - The Saturn, 200 41st St. South, Birmingham, AL. Doors at 8:00 pm with Show at 9:00 pm.
• February 20, 2016 - Ritz Theater, 829 N. Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL. Show at 8:00 pm.

JUANJO GUARNIDO'S FREAKY PROJECT

Graphic artist Juanjo Guarnido, known for the comic book hit series, Blacksad, was formerly an animator.
With the cooperation of his favorite band, Freak Kitchen (featuring Mattias IA Eklundh), Juanjo animated their song, Freak of the Week.
Freak Kitchen Goes Disney... (you've got to love their hair)

In conjunction with the video, Juanjo with Big Wow! Art has published a 176 page hardcover artbook, Juanjo Guarnido's Freaky Project.

FREE SURF MUSIC KICKSTARTER PROJECT

Alan Jenkins wants to release "Free Surf Music #4" on his Cordelia Records label.

Here's the kickstarter project :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1585711746/free-surf-music-4

DEVO

A new Devo release has been announced. It will be tentitled "Social Fools" and it will present all the singles that Devo recorded for Virgin. A- and B-sides plus three previously unreleased tracks.

NEW SUN RA COMPILATION ALBUM ANNOUNCED

Sun Ra - The Visionary
4CD set
November release

disc one

1. Clarence Williams And His Orchestra - Chocolate Avenue 02:55
2. Wynonie Harris - Dig This Boogie 02:27
3. Wynonie Harris - Drinkin' By Myself 02:35
4. Lil Green And Her Orchestra - Blowtop Blues 02:44
5. Eugene Wright And His Dukes Of Swing - Dawn Mist 03:24
6. Dorothy Donegan - D.D.D (Dorothy Donegan's Doghouse) 02:35
7. Sax Mallard And His Sextet - Aching Heart 03:02
8. Little Miss Sharecropper (Lavern Baker) - I Want To Rock 02:36
9. Red Saunders And His Orchestra - Hey Bartender 02:52
10. Red Saunders And His Orchestra - Boot 'Em Up 02:52
11. Red Saunders And His Orchestra - Summertime 02:32
12. Jo Jo Adams - Rebecca 02:47
13. Joe Williams With The Red Saunders Band - It's Raining Again 02:43
14. Paul Bascomb And His Orchestra - Alley B On 5th Avenue 03:07
15. Billie Hawkins With Sun Ra And His Orchestra - Last Call For Love 02:25
16. Yochanan - Muck Muck (Matt Matt) 02:45
17. Yochanan - Hot Skillet Mama 03:11
18. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And Arkestra - Dreaming 02:43
19. The Cosmic Rays - Daddy's Gonna Tell (You No Lie) 03:03
20. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Urnack 03:45
21. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Medicine For A Nightmare 02:15
22. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Brainville 04:13
23. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Call For All Demons 05:15

disc two

1. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Transition 03:40
2. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Possession 05:00
3. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Street Named Hell 03:39
4. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Lullaby For Realville 04:40
5. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Future 02:54
6. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - New Horizons 03:05
7. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Fall Off The Log 04:00
8. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Sun Song 03:40 9. Le Sun Ra And His Akrestra - India 04:47
10. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Sunology 05:39
11. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Advice To Medics 02:01
12. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Super Blonde 02:31
13. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Soft Talk 02:40
14. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Sunology (Part Two) 07:03
15. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Kingdom Of Not 05:26
16. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Portrait Of The Living Sky 01:48
17. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - El Is A Sound Of Joy 03:55
18. Le Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Springtime In Chicago 03:50

disc three

1. Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Swing A Little Taste 04:21
2. Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Great Balls Of Fire 05:28
3. Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Saturn 03:39
4. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Enlightenment 05:04
5. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Velvet 03:19
6. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Ancient Aiethopia 09:08
7. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Hours After 03:44
8. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Horoscope 03:46
9. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Images 03:50
10. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Blues At Midnight 11:59
11. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Round Midnight 03:53
12. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - You Never Told Me That You Care 05:36
13. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Hour Of Parting 04:51

disc four

1. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Back In Your Own Backyard 02:05
2. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - I Could Have Danced All Night 03:11
3. Juanita Rogers And Lyn Hastings With Mr. Vs Five Jays - Teenager's Letter Of Promises 03:41
4. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Orchestra - Space Loneliness 04:28
5. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Orchestra - The Blue Set 04:40
6. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Orchestra - Big City Blues 03:12
7. Yochanan With Sun Ra And His Orkestra - The Sun One 02:29
8. Yochanan With Sun Ra And His Orkestra - Message To Earthman 02:23
9. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Bassism 04:04
10. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Of Sounds And Something Else 02:51
11. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - What's That 02:52
12. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Where Is Tomorrow 02:47
13. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - The Beginning 06:20
14. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - China Gates 03:22
15. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - New Day 05:50
16. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Tapestry From An Asteroid 03:00
17. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Jet Flight 03:14
18. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Looking Outward 02:48
19. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Space Jazz Reverie 04:54

ROXY THE MOVIE

Frank Zappa's "Roxy The Movie" got a screening in L.A. a couple of days ago.
Those who were there (and who shared their comments on Facebook and / or Zappateers) were very enthousiastic.

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/frank_zappas_roxy_the_movie_was_worth_the_four_decade_wait

Here's what Arthur Barrow said:

Had the privilege of seeing Zappa's Roxy movie at the Egyptian theater in Hollywood, 42 years after the shows. I give it a thumbs up! The tech guys conquered the sync problems it was plagued with at last. Highlights for me included Dog/Meat (Dog Breath Variations + Uncle Meat), Cheepnis with perc. parts only (!) very cool, Echidna's and Bebop Tango. The band was amazing! Well worth owning this one.>

There was a talk after the movie with interesting items. There was a lot of editing done, even within songs. There were 3 nights of shows, so they tried to find the best stuff. Only some of it is the same as what is on the Roxy album. Village did not make it. The album version had massive vocal overdubs, and without that help, apparently it was pretty weak, which is no surprise. I would have liked to hear Pygmy Twilight, but it is not in there. I have only 2 things I would have done differently. It starts off really slow with a long, bluesy version of Cosmik, with way too many blues changes solos. That is followed by Penguin, also slow and my least favorite song from the album. So the first 20 minutes are not so great IMHO. The rest is fabulous, up until the end with all the people dancing on stage on stage. Theatric, I guess, but it lost my interest. And I hope it was the sound system in the theater, but I could almost not hear Tom's bass at all! Too bad, because he is so great, and him playing Echidna's was one of the reasons I took up the bass! Still, all in all, I say buy it!

MUFFIN MAN GOES TO COLLEGE REVISITED

The dubious Frank Zappa album "Muffin Man Goes To College" that got released as a 2CD set a little while ago, has also been spotted as a vinyl set.
Volume 1 on blue vinyl, and more recently, Volume two on yellow vinyl.

FRANK ZAPPA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH FRANK OUT! AND NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK

Just in case you forgot...

German band Frank Out' will be celebrating Frank Zappa's birthday with a Zappa tribute concert.
Special guest for the occasion is Napoleon Murphy Brock.

Monday, December 21, 2015
at 'Das Bett'
in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

FRANK ZAPPA GUITAR PICKS

Old news for some, I guess, but I hadn't seen these before: guitar picks with the picture of Frank Zappa.
From 2011.
Made by Dunlop.
In a blue or yellow metal slipcase.
Approved by the ZFT.

So maybe, just maybe, if you want to play Zappa's music and you tell the ZFT that you will be using these guitar picks while doing so, you won't get in as much trouble as you used to...
Maybe.
Or maybe not.

GLOOP NOX AND THE STIK PEOPLE - CONTINUING WHERE THE BEATLES LEFT OFF...

• gloop nox & the stik people: continuing where the beatles left off...
      (2015, lp, usa, trubee records 7300222)

In 1973, while attending Lawrenceville School, John Trubee joined Jim Nevius' Gloop Nox & The Stik People. The band existed only for a couple of years. Early 2011, John Trubee and Jim Nevius decided to reform the band to record the songs that they had written all those years ago. Just for fun. The recordings got released as "Continuing Where The Beatles Left Off..." earlier this year.

The album got released on plain old vinyl by John Trubee and presents 9 tracks. 5 were written by John Trubee, the other 4 by Jim Nevius.

I enjoyed listening to "Continuing Where The Beatles Left Off...". The songs do sound as they were written in the 70's, obvious psychedelic influences included, but they also carry the distinct Trubee stamp.
Nice. Very nice.
Recommended listening!

THE Z3 IN CONCERT

Performing the music of Frank Zappa !!

Oct 20, 2015, Z3 feat Jen Durkin Tuesday Night Frankover 3 New Haven, CT

Oct 25, 2015,  Hangtown Halloween Placerville, CA

Oct 27, 2015, Z3 feat Hayley Jane and Mel Hsu Tuesday Night Frankover 4 New Haven, CT

MARBIN - AFRICAN SHABTAY

ED PALERMO IN CONCERT AT THE FALCON 2015 10 31

CABALLERO REYNALDO

Caballero Reynaldo is responsible for most of the songs appearing in the new film "Amor Tóxico (Toxic Love)", directed by Norberto Ramos del Val, which will premiere in the European Film Festival to be held in Seville next month.

Today we release the official videoclip of the movie, featuring Caballero Reynaldo and Rebeca Ibañez performing the classic King Crimson track "Starless" This cover follows the path started in the "In The Lounge of the Naldo King" CD released earlier this year and is also available as from today as a separate digital download.

The end credits of the movie feature "Chicas con Ukelele" by Pentatronika, also released by Hall of Fame Records, and the soundtrack has been composed by José Sánchez-Sanz.

DWALMACAT 622

This week on the Dwalmacat radio show !

https://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-622/

CAN – Pnoom
PLAYS WITH MARIONETTES – Witchen Kopf
THE FALL – Venice with the girls
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – I’m sticking with you
CASSIS CORNUTA – Mag ik eens even in uw broek pissen
THE RESIDENTS – Earth vs the flying saucers
BROADCAST – I found the F
AFRICAN HEADCHARGE – I want water
THE VYLLIES – Purple gorilla
LENE LOVICH – Say when
CAROLINER GRACE BLOCKS USED IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE PERSONALITY – Pace & Mercy’s list
THE CHAP – I got flattened by a pig farmer
BLURT – White line fever
CHRIS & COSEY – Raining tears of blood
ART ZOYD – Trio lettre d’automne

HERMINE DEURLOO AND ZAPP4

Next Friday, October 16, 2015, Hermine Deurloo (on chromatic harmonica) and string quartet Zapp4 will be doing a concert at 'Paradox' in Tilburg, NL.
I won't be able to make it and that's just too bad...

-

BRUCE BICKFORD - CAS'L'

• bruce bickford: cas'l'
      (2015, dvd, usa, leisure class productions)

Bruce Bickford is best known for his claymation work and animated performance in Frank Zappa's movie "Baby Snakes".

2004 saw the release of "Monster Road", a documentary about Bruce Bickford by Brett Ingram & Jim Haverkamp. The documentary was made available on DVD in 2006.
In 2008, a collector's edition of "Monster Road" got released, and the same year "Promotheus Garden" was made available as well.

Earlier this year, Leisure Class Productions released Bruce's latest production: "Cas'l' ".

Available here:
http://www.brucebickford.com/casl-dvd/

MARBIN

The new Marbin album is out on the MoonJune Records label.

https://marbin-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/aggressive-hippies

JOE SATRIANI TOURDATES

Joe Satriani with Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann !!

Oct 11, 2015 - National Palace of Culture Sofia, BG
Oct 12, 2015 - Sala Polivalenta Bucharest, RO
Oct 13, 2015 - Sala Polivalenta Cluj-Napoca, RO
Oct 14, 2015 - Aegon Arena Bratislava, SK
Oct 15, 2015 - Tisport Arena Prague, CZ
Oct 16, 2015 - Werk Arena Trinec, CZ
Oct 18, 2015 - Torwar Warsaw, PL
Oct 19, 2015 - Rock Cafe Tallinn, EE
Oct 20, 2015 - Circus Helsinki, FI
Oct 22, 2015 - Debaser Medis Stockholm, SE
Oct 23, 2015 - Skraaen Aalborg, DK
Oct 25, 2015 - Circus Krone Munich, DE
Oct 26, 2015 - Laeishalle Hamburg, DE
Oct 27, 2015 - Admiralspalast Berlin, DE
Oct 28, 2015 - Theaterhaus Stuttgart, DE
Oct 29, 2015 - Salle Metrole Lausanne, CH
Oct 30, 2015 - Ruhrcongress Bochum, DE
Nov 01, 2015 - Manchester UK - 02 Apollo
Nov 02, 2015 - Birmingham UK - Symphony Hall
Nov 03, 2015 - Glasgow UK - Royal Concert Hall
Nov 04, 2015 - Sheffield UK - Sheffield City Hall
Nov 05, 2015 - Cardiff UK - St. David's Hall
Nov 07, 2015 - Southend-on-Sea UK - Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Nov 08, 2015 - Bristol UK - Bristol Colston Hall
Nov 09, 2015 - Portsmouth UK - Portsmouth Guild Hall
Nov 10, 2015 - London UK - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo

ARISTOCRATS TOURDATES

EUROPEAN TOUR WINTER 2015

November 16th: Cologne (Germany) – Kantine
November 17th: Dortmund (Germany) – Piano
November 18th: Frankfurt (Germany) – Zoom
November 20th: Nurnberg (Germany) – Luise Cultfactory
November 21st: Stuttgart/Winterbach (Germany) – Strandbar 51
November 22nd: Reichenbach (Germany) – Bergkeller
November 24th: Munich (Germany) – Strom
November 25th: Bratislava (Slovakia) – Majestic Musik Club
November 26th: Nove Mesto (Slovakia) – Blue Note
November 27th: Bochnia (Poland) - Oratorium Sw. Kingi
November 28th: Warszaw/Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Poland) – Centrum Kultury
November 30th: Berlin (Germany) – Kesselhaus
December 1st: Osnabruck (Germany) – Gaste Garage
December 2nd: Hamburg (Germany) – Fabrik
December 4th: Larvik (Norway) – Bolgen
December 6th: Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul
December 7th: Bucharest (Romania) – Silver Church
December 9th: Zoetermeer (Netherlands) – De Boerderij
December 10th: Verviers (Belgium) – Spirit of 66
December 12th: Dublin (Ireland) - The Grand Social
December 13th: Edinburgh (Scotland) – Liquid Room
December 15th: Manchester (England) – Club Academy
December 16th: Birmingham (England) – Temple
December 17th: Bristol (England) – Bierkeller
December 18th: London (England) – Heaven
December 19th: Brighton (England) – The Haunt
December 20th: Paris (France) – La Maroquinerie

PROJECT/OBJECT TOURDATES

PROJECT OBJECT. THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA
feat. IKE WILLIS & DENNY WALLEY

On Tour again with Ike & Denny in October 2015 !! See you then!

09 FRI TEANECK NJ - MEXICALI LIVE
10 SAT MARLBORO NY - THE FALCON
11 SUN ASBURY PARK NJ - MCLOONE'S SUPPER CLUB
13 TUE NORTHAMPTON MA - IRON HORSE
14 WED BURLINGTON VT - NECTAR’S
15 THU ALBANY NY - THE HOLLOW
16 FRI HARTFORD CT - ARCH ST TAVERN
17 SAT PAWTUCKET RI - MET CAFE
18 SUN NEW HAVEN CT - TOAD’S PLACE
19 MON PHILADELPHIA PA - WORLD CAFE LIVE
21 WED PITTSBURGH PA - THUNDERBIRD CAFE
22 THU CLEVELAND OH - BEACHLAND BALLROOM
23 FRI WILKES BARRE PA - RIVER ST. JAZZ CAFE
24 SAT BROOKLYN NY - THE HALL
25 SUN NEW HOPE PA - HAVANA

Ike Willis - guitar, vocals
Denny Walley - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
Andre Cholmondeley - guitar, vocals
Ryan Berg - drums
Max Johnson - bass guitar
Kendall Scott - keyboards
Eric Svalgard - keyboards

with special guests at selected shows:
Rich Rakowski - sax
Chris Opperman - trumpet

FRANK ZAPPA - THE MUFFIN MAN GOES TO COLLEGE

• frank zappa: the muffin man goes to college
      (2015, 2cd, --, sonic boom)

This album has been mentioned a couple of times on this blog. I finally succeeded in putting up the info on the United Mutations website...
Rhode Island 1975. An excellent concert.
Do I have to add that this release is not approved by the Zappa Family Trust?

MIKE KENEALLY INTERVIEW

The Make Weird Music website offers an excellent interview with Mike Keneally :

Below is an epic, huge, deep 90-minute interview with Mike Keneally conducted on September 9, 2015 :

http://www.makeweirdmusic.com/interview/mike-keneally/

-- info : François Kneepkens

DREI VOM RHEIN - FRANCESCO

• drei vom rhein: francesco
      (2015, cd, ger, g-records)

German quartet Drei Vom Rhein has recently released their sixth album, "Francesco".
I picked up a copy of "Francesco" shortly after their astonishing Zappanale concert. At the Zappanale festival, the band performed an all Zappa set, except for one piece, a Zappa tribute called 'Francesco'.

On their latest album, DvR presents a number of original tunes next to a fine section of Zappa-penned compositions. It's a fine mixture. I really like the original tunes (all written by guitar player Werner Neumann), but what these guys do to the Zappa stuff is absolutely terrific.
As the album title suggests, one can also find the Zappa tribute 'Francesco' on this disc.

Essential listening for Zappa freaks.

http://www.dreivomrhein.de/drei_vom_rhein/info.html

Here's a live rendition of 'Small Blues', also to be found on "Francesco".

GOV'T MULE

Gov't Mule Rocks New Year's 2016 in New York and Philadelphia;

We are very excited to announce Gov't Mule's annual New Year's Run December 30th and 31st at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY, and January 2nd at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA.

JESUS IS MY SON - SACRIFICES ODIEUX REVISITED

• jesus is my son: sacrifices odieux revisited
      (2015, k7, france, ffhhh / cheap satanism records)

Jesus Is My Son is Grégory Duby. Solo. On electric guitar.
You might also know Grégory from K-Branding.
As Grégory states : "This project is a desire for sadness, loneliness and power. It is a long trip where eternity is between notes.'

"Sacrifices Odieux Revisited" is Jesus Is My Son's third released. The first album was entitled "Je Suis Dieux", the second one "1914-1918".
Quite dramatic titles, as reflected in the music.

"Sacrifices Odieux Revisited" was released on cassette by Cheap Satanism Records.

Mysterious.
Sad.
Deserted.

Distributed by Mandaï.
http://mandai.be/

ANDERSON PONTY BAND - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

• anderson ponty band: better late than never
      (2015, cd / dvd, ger, ear music)

The Anderson Ponty Band album is out.
I got the CD / DVD package and have to say that I'm quite happy with it.
The CD is fine, but the DVD really does it.
Recorded in concert in Aspen, Colorado, September 2014.

OISEAUX TEMPETE - ÜTOPYA?

• oiseaux-tempête: ütopya?
      (2015, cd, bel, sub rosa)

The Sub Rosa record label recently released the second album by this (more or less) French combo. Oiseaux-Tempête unites Frédéric D. Oberland and Stéphane Pigneul (both from Farewell Poetry and Le Réveil des Tropiques), Ben McConnel (Beach House and Marissa Nadler), Gareth Davis and G.W. Sok.

Contrary to what one might expect from the mutated album title and the picture of an unfortunate incident, "Ütopya?" does not display a dark, dreary message.
It's energetic and dynamic music.
Beautiful but sad.

Out on Sub Rosa
http://www.subrosa.net/en.html

Available from Mandaï
http://mandai.be/

ZAPPANALE 26 - - - PART 6 - - - DREI VOM RHEIN

Friday, July 17 2015, Drei Vom Rhein opened the Zappanale festival in Bad Doberan, Germany.
True, the party had already started one day earlier in the centre of Bad Doberan where Napoleon Murphy Brock and Mats Öberg had played an incredible set of Zappa music, but Friday was the day to get the ball rolling over at the festival ground.

I had heard good things about Drei Vom Rhein. I was told that they had been scheduled to appear at Zappanale in 2007 already and that they had been performing the music of Frank Zappa on a regular basis.

The band played an amazing set. Every song got a special treatment. One suprise after another.
I loved it.
Next to the Zappa themes, the set included 'Francesco', a fine Zappa tribute (written by Werner Neumann).

Great vocals. Superb guitar playing. A quartet that played with verve.

Alex Vesper: drums, backing vocals, samples, extras
Werner Neumann: guitars, backing vocals
Pit Hupperten: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Helmuth Fass: bass

jim cohen intro

camarillo brillo vs. the muffin man

i'm the slime

fine girl, easy meat

francesco

lucille has messed my mind up

all mehrschwein, outside now!

the treacherou's torture never stops

doreen eats watermelon in easter hay

dirty love

The concert was made available on DVDR at the festival.

• drei vom rhein: zappanale 26
      (2015, dvdr, ger, arf society)

This was a fabulous opening concert for the festival.
I was glad that it got captured on video.
Later the same day, I found out that the band had just released a new album, "Francesco". I didn't hesitate for a second and took a copy home. More on that very soon.

Here's a sample from the 2014 Leverkusen concert to show you what it was like :

REST IN PEACE, GAIL ZAPPA